The Biden administration's plan to go through with a $20 billion sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey's is opposed by the Democratic chair of the Foreign Relations Committee.
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The State Department advised Congress on Thursday of its intent to go through with deal, according to the Wall Street Journal. A spokesperson for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan claimed that Washington demands over the warplane deal are "endless."Menendez said he does approve of a proposed sale of 40 F-55s to Greece. "If they keep pushing Turkey in other directions with F-16 F-35 sanctions, and then Turkey reacts, they blame Turkey again, then that's not a fair game," he said."It looks like their list of demands is endless. There's always something.
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